boehner, and create a genuine partnership. we're at a moment where we could come together as a country. the election is over. we have some huge problems. and a president who is willing to be, genuinely hope can almost always get something positively done. but he is going to have to make a decision that that is where he wants to take the presidency. which after all, he wants it, and he gets to define which kind of presidency he wants. >> is the likelihood of him trying to cooperate and reach out more so now that he didn't have to run for re-election? and one of the other key players is mitch mcconnell. what is the dynamic there do you think? >> i think the president, first time i'm talking about the mutual background on capitol hill, the president may be at a point where he has gotten obama care, which is clearly now not going to be repealed, he has created a bigger government in the direction he wants to go in. and he may want to consolidate and having lived through two solid years of not getting anything done, he may decide h